Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A., a multi-office national firm has an immediate opening for a Legal Secretary for our Glendale, CA Office.

Job Summary

A fast-paced, detail oriented civil department is in need of an extremely organized multitasker. This Legal Assistant will support four attorneys. Must take charge of court dates and deadlines specifically pre-trial dates, discovery due dates, and keeping attorneys on track for all. Accuracy, detail, organization, and quality of work are paramount. Must be a team player.

• 5 years of prior civil legal assistant experience supporting litigators in civil defense.
• Strong working knowledge of civil litigation and insurance defense work.
• Must have proficient knowledge of court deadlines and calculating pre-trial dates.
• State and Federal Court filing including E-Filing experience required.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, Outlook, and Forms Works Flow or Legal Solutions required.
• Requires organizational skills, a good attitude, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• High School Diploma or its equivalent required.

Benefits

Our firm offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package for full-time hourly employees including medical, dental & vision insurance, employer paid life insurance, employer paid short-term disability insurance, generous 401(k) plan match, paid vacation, and more. Benefit offerings for positions other than full-time may vary.

Physical Demands

This position is considered to be mostly sedentary and will require the employee to sit for extended periods of time. It will also require the employee to occasionally stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. They may engage in bending, stretching, reaching and other motions in the course of a working day. They will be engaged in using office equipment and computers. They may engage in lifting of supplies and materials up to 20 pounds from time to time. While performing duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to see, talk and hear.

Working Conditions

This job is located primarily in an indoor office environment with varying noise levels. There may be varying degrees of temperature. The employee may be interrupted from time to time.

The above statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and activities required of the position. They are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed for this job.

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